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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-29
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-29
THE RURAL VERMONTER.
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The Only Farmers Paper i'm vt.
Comprehensive Journal of
AGRICULTURE.

Agricultural Editors: DR. THos. H. ;HosKINs
Newport ALPHA MRsSER, Rochester. General
editor, ARTHUR ROPES, Montpelier.
Messrs. HOskins and Messer practical far
mers and clear and forcible writers. They are
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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-29

will sell my house on Webster st. in st. Johns
bury. 1t contains 12 rooms besides bath room halls
pantry, closets, and all modern conveniences. 1t
Is new and was built "pon honor and not "tO
SELL" Good furnace, barn and shed, with spacious
grounds. 3Otf HENRY C., BATES.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-29
New Carriage Works.

The undersigned, having leased the buildings
formerly occupied by w. II. Wheeler as a ma
chine shop, near the depot, viii open shops for
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-29
Desirable Residence For Sale.

CHAS. S. HASTINGS, St. Johnsbury.
Agent for Essex and Caledonia Counties.
Over Post Office. + ian
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
A Busy Author

John Habberton is one Of the busiest
Of men in this busy town. His days
are spent at the Herald office, he reach
es there every morning at nine and
leaves rarely before six in the evening.
The author lives With his family in New
Rochelle, and it is on the train between
his home and New York that most Of
his stories are conceived. A small re-
porters pad is his constant companion,
and on its leaves he jots down the plots
and heads of his stories, whether they
occur to him in the horse car or on the
train. Formerly Mr.. Habberton re-
sided in Brooklyn, where he vas close
neighbor to Henry Ward Beecher, but
his love for the country led him to take
up his home in New Rochelle. He
is called upon more frequently than
perhaps any Of our writer's for a story
FOR some periodical at almost a mo-
ments notice, He never fails in meet
ing these sudden calls, or in giving
satisfaction to the editor or publisher
for whom he writes. Mr.. Habberton is
in the prime Of his manhood. lie is forty
years Of age, with high and finely
rounded forehead and an abundance of
dark wavy hair, His manner is frank
and cordial; he is deliberate in speech,
and a rapid conyersational&t, who
never has to hesitate for a word
Nev York Mail and Ia press.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
Sharing the Profits.

The plan Of sharing profits among
the employees Of productive establish
ments is receiving more aud more att
tention from employers Of labor. and
the announcements Of the intention to
carry on business upon this basis are
constantly increasing in number IL the
system grows in popularity at its pres
ent rate OF increase in Two or three
years more it will perhapsb be found to
have supplied a solution to some Of the
most yexatious Of labor problems.
Boston Herald
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15

! JJaBasry, sSTsra5sy reported w50s,
later. II provided for the payment Of
a large number Of officials for extra
work performed in the years from 1871
to 1885. 1t thus involves a large sum
of money, and could this charmer have
secured its passage she would be well
repaid for all the trouble and smiles she
has wasted upon the senators. She
seems to he in a much more prosperous
condition than when she was a book
agent last session, and. while she was
then quite poorly dressed, she is stylish
and fashionable now, although she
wears the same black bonnet and long,
deep veil of Grape.
At a large dinner party a few even
ings ago this beautiful lobbyist was the
generel topic of conversation after the
cigars were lighted. One senator re-
lated in graphic language the little
scenes that took place in the lobby and
The marble room each day, and the
senator, who is chairman Of the accessi-
BILE committee-room referred 10 above,
was made the subject Of so many witty
thrilsts that he was obliged TO seek
refuge in flight.
The young woman was on hand until
a late hour on the last night of the SEES
sior, and disappointment was depicted
on avery feature. In the great rush
her bill failed to pass. Al few days be-
fore adjournment it was called up; and
some senator who was not a favored
one insisted on having certain informa-
ton from the department before allow
ing action to be taken. The report did
not come in time, the bill failed, and
the beautiful lobbyist retired from the
scene, probably to return again in De.
cember.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
Early English Coal Mining.

Coal has been worked in England
since the time of the Normans; but it
only in the beginning of the seven
j. Il century that explosions in col
lieries appear to have been heard of.
Even then they were seldom fatal.
One which occurred at Mostyn, on the
Dee, 1876, and which killed a man and
blew off the winding drum at the top of
the pit, was apparently so novel an
event as to be thought worthy of de-
scription in the Philosophical Trans
actions of the Royal Society This
comparative infrequency of explosions
in the early workings is readily account
ed for by the mode in which coal was
got at that time. The pits were very
shallow, indeed, at the beginning 81
the eighteenth century NJ pit had
reached a greater depth than sixty
fathoms; commonly they were not more
than 20 to so fathoms deep. To-day
some Of our pits arc half a mile in
depth; the Ashton Moss pit at Auden-
shaw, for example, is close upon $50
fathoms deep. Moreover, the old work
ings did not extend to any considerable
distance from the shafts. In fact. in
the early days of coal-getting the miners
were more hindered by water AID choke
damp than by explosive gas. Choke
damp must, indeed, have been a sore
trouble. II we may Judge from the old
fashioned method of bringing round
asphyxiated golfers. Tie remedy, we
are told, twas to dig a hole in the
earth and lay them on their bellies with
their mouths in it; il that fail they tun
them full of good ale; but il that fail
they conclude them desperate. Gooc
Words.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
Embryo Colored Statesmen.

An ole colored woman stood at the
station yesterday, waiting for the Jack
sonville train. Beside her stood two
little pickaninnies with faces as black
as the inside of a stoye-pipe. Whom
the old mama's train arrived she ex-
claimed: BLESS de Lor'!n and then
looking down at her children, remark
ed: Here. you Abraham Lincoln,
take hold Of JEFF Davis hand and come
along heah, quickp' And the name-
sakes of the two great ststesm. d Of the
war joined hands and walked away tc-
gether as though their names had not
expressed such a diss similarity of pur-
pose. -Palatka (Ha.) Herald.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15

There. said q clericallooking man,
pointing to an individual who had just
EMERGED from a saloon and stumbled
into the gutter, you see the results Of
beer
And therss said = rcd loo k
inc person, pointing TO the large and
Imposing residence Of a brewer on thc
opposite side of the street. syou see the
results Of beer. = NOrristown Hsraaa.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
Faa Il q Drug store.

Fal e q Drug Store.
Scene: Night in a drug store and no
n there.
Suddenly a voice sung u from a
shelf, Hey, Rube!"
Who do you call Rube?' asked a
surly voice near by.
"Rhubarb, of course. That's your
name, isn't itP"
well, what do you want?" growled
Rhubrab, land who are your
I'm Cal"
'Cal?"
Yes, Calomel. Amt it a little dull
around here?"
Keep quiet" said a Truss hanging
on nail.
Been ON a bust latcly?" asked Cal
omel, which was Is ser.ou II breach of
good tanners as was ever hernia drug
store.
Congress Water sad they acted as
if they had been across the street and
Cinnamon, Vichy oughtn't to have
done.
"Who is giving us all that ShelIac?'
said a Varnish Brush, bristling up.
DRY up, or I'll let Tooth Paste you on
the nose"
Boys, what'H you drink" asked a
Sponge, hanging over the mineral
water counter, in a loud voice Soda all
could hear.
You Aloes something at this bar,
and you gets nc more until you set
tie, said the Bitters Bottle.
Pm an all Nitre, l am" cried a
| sweetish voice.
You don't any of you get a drink
unless Peps-in!" shouted one who had
heretofore been trying to digest what
was going Oh.
Sherry his nibs," cried Coguac, "this
thing is worse than an emetic."
at vos all right" exclaimed a box of
German pills; "a leetle fun will n X
Vomica man"
"Bis-muth be attended, to some time. "
lisped Pearl Powder.
"Come, now. let's shake for the
cigars" said a FeVer'n Ague cure.
Make it for the drinks and indigo,
too" said a fellcw on the shelf who
seemed very blue.
Then Cigar Stand remarked that ii
was his treat, and they could Havana
cigars they wanted and not give up a
cent.
Bergamot remarked that if he didn't
have to give up a cent it was the first
time such a thing had happened, which
was a pretty good mot for Bergy.
A bottle with the picture of a polar
bear on the liable, said it was hard to
stand by and Hair Oil those bad puns
without getting in a word.
Comb and Brush up your wits,
them" said pomatum, land sec how il
a-grease with you"
At this point lunch was announced.
Among the delicaeies were Strawberries
and Cream of Tartar, Stomach Cake
with Syrup of Squills, fried liver with
or without a pad. etc. Sulph ate Of
Zinc until he was almost finished, and
Iodide of Potash. - eras Syti ngs.
I.#4 ..
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
Score one For The Gamin.

All who know Jud &c Bleckley and
recall his long, waving hair and beard
will appreciate this story, He was on
his way to the supreme court one morn
ing when he was accosted by a little
street gamin, with an exceedingly dr.
ty face, with the customary shine, sir?'
He was quite i~mportunate, aud the
judge, being impressed with the OPP
pressive untidiness of the boys face.
said: .Idon't want shine. but if you
will 60 wash your face I'll give you a
dime "All right, sir. well, let
me see you do ii. The boy went
over to an artesian hydrant and made
his ablution. Returning he held out his
hand for the dime. The Judge said;
'.Well, sir. you've earned your money;
here it IS The boy said; II don't
want your money old fellow; you take.
it and have your hair cut saying
which he scampered of. The Judge
thonghtit so Good a story that he told
it on himself .--Agusta Ckyopicle.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15


a I. Brown urged INC Importance
at a Maine genealogical meeting, Of
every person providing ar abundant
supply of fresh fruit at all times for
the home table. He asserts tn at he
knew from experience that blackberr les
and raspberries in that state could be
produced and picked for p cents a
basket, and that as many bushels of
strawberries as of potatoes could be
raised IN Que square rod of land.
Great interest is taken in fish propaga.
ton in Louisiana at present. The legis-
lature has passed stringent laws against
the wanton destruction of fish, and
against catching them IN traps during
the spawning season. 1t is claimed that
the state has as large a lake area as
Minnesota, and it is believed that many
northern people will come there during
the winter to catch fish.
In Great Britain butter is carried in
the mails at very low rates, and a large
number of dairy farmers send butter to
customers regularly in this way. 1t is
placed in small wooden or metal pack
ages, and the postage is prepaid by
stamps. BY employing the mail-pack-
age service the profits of middlemen
are saved, and consumers get fresh but
ter all the year.
Seth Green states that success in fish
raising can not be acquired by the read
ing of a book any more than skill in
matchmaking cal Many facts car be
learned, but experience is needed to en-
able one to raise fish. He recommends
that operations be commenced on a
small scale, and that the business be ex-
tended as ones knowledge increases.
A common custom of cattle king land
~grabbers on the plains has been to buy
the alternate sections of railroad lands
and fence the contiguous corners in
such a way as to inclose the govern
ment sections, thus preventing the pas,
sage of those who might want to "take
up" the latter. The attorney general
declares such fencing illegal.
Every farmer who slaughtels hogs
and makes sausages should raise sage,
summer savory, and thyme to use in
favoring them. Pulverized sweet herbs
should be sprinkled on fresh pork be-
fore it is roasted. On farms where
there is plenty of help these herbs can
be raised with profit for the supply Of
the local market.
When screwing up the nuts on the
ends of a rod it often happens that the
rod will turn with the nut. To pre-.
vent this the nut on the other end
must be kept from turning by screwing
on a check-nut and a wrench on this
will hold the rod while the tirst-men-
toned nut is screwed on.
The second annual sheep-shearing,
under the auspices of the Missouri
Wool-G Growers association, will be
held at St. Louis, May II, - and -.
Cash prizes to the extent of 81, 700 are
offered. Particulars may be had upon
application to II. c. West, lock-box
500, st. Louis.
A Massachusetts, paper claims that a
new grange of the Patrons of Husband
ry is organized in that state every day.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
He FAD a sweet Tooth.

a Boston lady, VIII ose sister lives in
Georgia and whose mansion there is
oyerrun, like every other big southern
residence, with black servants, receives
frequetly from her sdd stories of these
always funny people. Her stout color
ed cook. a charmingly ~loquaeious per
son, BIAS two small boys who serve as
errand bearers and personal servants to
tie lady OF he house. 0ae of these
boys, whose name is Ivy, has a devour-
irg passion for molasses, and not only
decoratcs his ~countenance with it on all
possible occasions, but cannot possibly
eat his food without it.
One day lately Ivy was served with
some bread and honey at his lunch in
the kitchen. and promptly called fol
molasses.
Lands sakesln said his mother.
s.Fo' to put on de bread IN honey?'
"sSartin', nanny"
Ian oh de livin'l IF dat boy Ivy
had an angel Gabriel sersed up on ds
table he'd ask right off TO- de- lasses t
! put on itITns I7unscrtpt,
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15
That's Ali Right.

A boy drank a bottle of inll.
And they say that he very soonAiied;
But why he met death | can't think,
For, of course, he was all write inside.
-New HdVea Meas.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-04-15

Mrs. Goodweather. 1T must be
dreadful to be buried p~rematurely. Z
Mr.. Goodweather: sOh, / don't know,
I wouldn't worry, my dear. 1t won't
happen to you.' Mrs. Goodweather:
,.Well. / hope not. = Mr.. Goodweather:
.No, love. You'll never be buried too
soon.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
JEFF DAVIS WILL COME.

MACON Ga, October 23.-[Special. IA few
hours more and the central city viii welcome with
in her hospitable gates the best beloved man that
lives in the wide, wide world.
This morning TIE following telegram was re-
ceiyed:
"BEAUyoiR, Miss. October 22-Hon W. j. Northen:
I VIII leave for Macon tomorrow night. Snail
not be able to go to Athens. Medical advisers pro-
nounce it injudiciously yentuesome t. do SO,
(Signed JEFFERsoN DAVIS"
While This indicates that he viii not be able to
extend his trip, it emphatcally confirms his fire.
Quent assertions that he will come 70 Macon, and
the citizens of the Classic City easily run down
to jelly old Macon and join the grand parade and
be reviewed by the honored chief
And the grand old man will not BE- alone Win
him come his faithful wife, who has shown heroic
devotion 10 her husband through all the yicssitudes
of his wonderful career that is touchingy beautiful
Then, to complete the trio, the charming daughter,
the pure type of southern WomanbOod, 1.-THE child
o. tie confederacy," will be here the guest OF Geor
gia's chiYalrous sons
Cannons VIII boom. Banners Will be flung to the
breeze Drums will rattle, and the remnants of
Lees legtons will once more send up the old rebel
yell the echoes of which shall reverbeTate from the
Tennessee mountains to Brunswicks YaYe-waShed
shore.
1t Will be great week in Macon
AT the fair grounds all is rush. and hustle, and
busy preparation. One hundred and ftty-two
have ever been taken before. There are several
fine herds there now, and were many more on the
way. Big herds Of grunting swine are being driven
through the streets, and fine horses brood and "a
GERS are being led, ridden and driven about the
grounds.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
King of the Beggars.
From the Youths Companion.


A rare old volume to be found in a few Eng
fish libraries contains the history of the once
famous Bampfylde Moore Carew, known in
England, during the reign of George l., as the
king of the beggars
Carew belonged to one of the Oldest and
most honorable families in England His IA
Their was a clergyman and his grandfather was
an earl. lie passed through Elton with dis
tinction, and entered Oxford.
In his twentieth year he left college ard
joined a gang of gypsies, with whom he re-
manned until his death, forty years later. The
entreaties of his family and the ridicule of his
friends had no effect upon him. At his IA
TIERS death he inherited large estate, which
he refused to claim, continuing to live in tents,
wandering through Europe, often in dire want
and squalor.
Carew, it is said, was man of great ability
and of winning manners; hence, when he came
in contact with men of his own class, they ac-
knowledged him as still their equal. His
cousin, Lord Seton, once laid wager with
him that he could not deceive him rs beggar.
Carew approached him an hour latter as q de-
cropit old soldier, and received pound and
he next day, as widow W it'll a babe in her
arms, induced him TO give him three guineas
He undertook voyage to this country ito
see what could be made out of the Quakers,"
and made a begging tour among the Puritans
of New England, the Dutch in Now York, and
the Cavaliers in Virginia.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
Read the Following Endorsements
of DISTINGUISHED Physicians,

h F. Cook, NJ. D, Professor # Theory and Pracz
tice Hahnemann Medical College: Having exam-
ined the advance sheets of a work entitled "ouT
Family Physician" can say that find II accurate
in its descriptions Of diseases and reliable in Its
theraputical department
H S Ham, N. D.: hereby certify that have
examined a work entitled "Our Family Physician
and find it to be correct in its diagnosis, and in my
opinion, worthy Of the confidence ofthe public
j. L. Cooke, NJ. D., Professor in Burnett's Medical
College, Chicago: have examined the advance
sheets of "Our Family Physician" 1t gives me
pleasure to recommend the work as correct in It's
mode Of treatment Of diseases, and It deserves wide
circulation
r. 4. Gum, n. p, Professor Of the Burnett Med
teal College; After examining the publication "Our
Family Physician" can fully injorse the opinions
expressed OF It's merits by the above gentlemen.
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
Thos. u. Crump's View on Fairness.

A journal reporter called on Mr.. Thomas D.
Crump and said, Il understand that you drew
q prize in The Louisiana State Lottery draw
ing of the 9th ult?" 81 did" "What was
Your ticketY" "29l46." "Did il represent the
whole or part Of the PRICE" "Apart-one-
tenth of the second capital" What amount ?"
"S5,000." did You receive the full amount
the ticket rcprescnted2" ~ received the full
amount eight days after the ticket had drawn"
GLOW did you collect the money!" "Our
Joncsburg (Mo) Bank collected il through the
Lacledo Bank Of St Louis, and paid il to me -
TALLY or fayor.-Jonesburg (Mo.l journal,
SeptemberS
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
THE ACKERS TRAGEDY.
The FIend Starts Out on u Deliberate Career
of Murder.

Dies MONIES, Ia, October 23-The shocking
tragedy at Maxwell, Story county, last night
has plunged that community into the deepest
gloom. 1t appears that Perry Ackers, who
committed the cowardly murder, started out
last evening about o'clock, bent on destroying
somebody. lie borrowed revolver from a
hardware store on the pretence that helwanted
to shoot Il dog but he went straight to the
office of Justice of the Peace Schmetzer, and
asking him if he was ready to take
his medicine, administered it without any
further explanation, shooting him in the left
lower jaw, tho ball passing down and out of
tine shoulder blade. He next entered
the office of Mayor French, and
stealing up behind him, sent bullet
into his brain, The mayor never uttered a
word, but died within an hour. The murderer
then passed into the street, his crime rs ' ct
being unknown, and meeting several citizens
talked i'll n threatening manner about evening
old scores and brondishing his revolver freely.
Passing ON to the entrance to the Odd Fellows
hall. he said good bye TO the postmaster ON the
way. remaking that he was going to hell, and
then Shot himself, dying Immediately. Aokers
was 4 shiiteSs fellow, who had been for some
time an object OF suspicion, butno one antici-
patod any such startling tragedy as came.